diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 69dc06582..fba5eaff7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ jobs:
           repo: pytest-dev/pytest
 
 before_script:
+  - |
+    # Do not (re-)upload coverage with cron runs.
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE" = cron ]]; then
+      PYTEST_COVERAGE=0
+    fi
   - |
     if [[ "$PYTEST_COVERAGE" = 1 ]]; then
       export COVERAGE_FILE="$PWD/.coverage"